by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
One more river
Language: English
The animals came in two by two, Vive la compagnie! The centipede with the kangaroo, Vive la compagnie! One more river, and that's the river of Jordan, One more river, there's one more river to cross. The animals came in three by three, Vive la compagnie! The elephant on the back of the flea, Vive la compagnie! One more river, and that's the river of Jordan, One more river, there's one more river to cross. The animals came in four by four, Vive la compagnie! The camel, he got stuck in the door, Vive la compagnie! One more river, and that's the river of Jordan, One more river, there's one more river to cross. The animals came in five by five, Vive la compagnie! The missing link was the last to arrive, Vive la compagnie! One more river, and that's the river of Jordan, One more river, there's one more river to cross. The animals came in six by six, Vive la compagnie! The monkey, he was up to his tricks, Vive la compagnie! One more river, and that's the river of Jordan, One more river, there's one more river to cross. Then the door was shut and it started to rain, Vive la compagnie! If you want any more you must sing it again, Vive la compagnie! One more river, and that's the river of Jordan, One more river, there's one more river to cross.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, from The Week-End Book, first published 1924 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "One more river", 1925, published 1927 [ voice, chorus, and piano ], from Sociable Songs, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 236